India: Today’s news in pictures

Aug 22, 2018 17:12 IST

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Devotees offer namaz of Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid mosque, in New Delhi. In the time of festivities when Eid al-Adha brings forth the significance of sacrifice, residents of Delhi-NCR have decided to sacrifice elaborate merrymaking for the sake of humanity, to stand united with the people in the flood-hit state of Kerala. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Four people were killed and at least 16 injured in a major fire at the Crystal Tower residential apartments near Hindmata Cinema in Mumbai’s Parel area on Wednesday. Rescuers faced a tough time to evacuate people from the 12th floor, where the fire broke out, and floors above as billowing smoke blocked all staircases and other exits, while the building’s own fire fighting system was not working. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Gold medallist India’s Rahi Sarnobat with Silver medallist Thailand’s N Yangpaiboon (L) and Bronze medal winner Korea’s Kim Minjung after the women’s 25m pistol event during the 18th Asian Games at Palembang, in Indonesia. Sarnobat became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal. Ankita Raina and then Rohan Bopanna-Sharan Divij entered the semis and India have been assured of two more medals. (Vijay Verma / PTI)

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Hardik Pandya’s maiden five-wicket haul and Virat Kohli’s 23rd Test century laid the foundation of a 203-run win over England in the third Test in Nottingham. The victory sets up the series perfectly with India reducing the deficit to 2-1. (Paul Ellis / AFP File)

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Clashes broke out between police and hundreds of people, protesting against the alleged attempts by the BJP and its affiliated organisations to tinker with Article 35A, at several places in Kashmir soon after Eid prayers on Wednesday. Police fired tear gas and pellets and charged with batons to disperse the people, who gathered after the prayers in many districts including south Kashmir’s Anantnag town. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays pay floral tribute to ashes of Late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee while External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President Amit Shah and Vajpayee’s daughter Namita Bhattacharya looks on during distribution of Vajpayee’s ashes to party presidents from across the country at BJP office, Ashoka road, in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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The Indian men’s hockey team continued their impressive run at the Asian Games 2018 as they defeated Hong Kong 26-0 in the Group A encounter in Jakarta on Wednesday. This was their highest victory margin in an international competition with the previous best being a 24-1 win over USA in the 1932 Olympics. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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A man closes the gate of his house submerged in flood waters in the outskirts of Alappuzha district, in Kerala. Digital payment provider Paytm collected Rs 30 crore from its 12 lakh users in a week for relief work to flood-hit victims. The armed forces started scaling down rescue operations on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning at Primus Hospital in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri. He was 63. (PTI File)

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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Eid al-Adha prayers and celebrations country-wide to Rahi Sarnobat becoming the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal.